Dative verbs

You are always so humble. In German, because of the wonderful dative, that expression would never be misunderstood.

Ich bin heiß.

I'm hot (sexy).

Mir ist heiß.

I'm hot (warm).

The second sentence literally means It is hot to me. Remember, we use the dative for indirect objects and this often translates to English as "to me/you/her/...". Please, bear in mind this is not always the case, and no, it is not always clear why.

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We know declensions can be overwhelming and understanding the difference between accusative and dative is especially hard.

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If you are not one for grammar concepts, don't worry! We have a list here of the top 10 most common dative verbs in German!